Living in Albrighton

Who runs what

The village has a WV7 Wolverhampton postcode because of where its post is sorted, but it sits in Shropshire. Services are split between two councils:

Shropshire Council handles bins and recycling, council tax, planning, roads, schools admissions and social care. Phone 0345 678 9006 or visit shropshire.gov.uk.
Albrighton and Donington Parish Council runs the library, awards community grants, provides the Christmas lights and village CCTV, and leads local projects, and is consulted on planning applications. It was formed on 1 April 2025 by merging the Albrighton and Donington with Boscobel councils. Office in the Library Building, Station Road, phone 01902 375455, albrightondonington-pc.gov.uk.
Member of Parliament: Albrighton is in The Wrekin constituency (Mark Pritchard MP).

Health

Albrighton Medical Practice, Shaw Lane, WV7 3DT. Phone 01902 372301. Monday 8am to 8.30pm, Tuesday to Friday 8am to 6pm. Book and order repeat prescriptions through the NHS App.
Pharmacy: Rhodes Chemist, 77 High Street, 01902 372363.
Out of hours: call 111. In an emergency call 999.
Community First Responders: Albrighton and Cosford Community First Responders are trained volunteers who attend emergencies alongside the ambulance service.
Free blood pressure checks are held at the library twice a month.

Schools and childcare

Albrighton Primary School, Newhouse Lane, WV7 3QS (Four Hills Education Trust)
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Birchfield School
Albrighton and Donington Nursery and St Mary's Nursery Group
The nearest secondary school is Idsall School in Shifnal. Apply for school places through Shropshire Council.

Getting about

Rail: West Midlands Railway from Albrighton station to Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Telford and Shrewsbury.
Bus: route 891 (Wolverhampton to Telford via Albrighton and Shifnal).
Taxis: Albrighton Taxis, 5 Station Road, 01902 441444.
Road: M54 junction 3 is about two miles away; the A41 bypass links to Wolverhampton.

Clubs and groups

Albrighton has cricket, tennis, bowls and football clubs, a Royal British Legion branch and a Rotary club. Other groups include the Albrighton and District Historical Society, the Footpaths Group, Albrighton Allotments Association, Albrighton Craft Club (which runs the Repair Café), Zanshin Shotokan Karate and Core and More Pilates. The library hosts Rhymetime, the Chatty Café, book clubs and Age UK sessions, and the Red House on the High Street is the main venue for meetings and classes.

The parish council keeps a community directory of groups and offers community grants.

The village year

Easter: egg hunt trail around the shops, run by the parish council and library.
June: RAF Cosford Air Show next door.
Summer: the Albrighton and Donington Summer Fayre, running for more than 45 years and raising money for local schools and causes.
Late November: the Christmas Extravaganza on the High Street, with stalls, music, crafts, food and a visit from Santa.
November: Remembrance at the war memorial.
Boxing Day: the traditional Albrighton Hunt meet draws crowds to the village.

A short history

Before 1066 Held as two manors by the Saxons Algar and Godhit.
1086 Recorded in the Domesday Book as Albricstone, then waste land in a royal forest.
1181 St Mary Magdalene church completed.
1232 Royal charter makes Albrighton a borough with a market and fair.
1664 Charles II renews the charter, granting a weekly market and two annual fairs.
1600s to 1800s Button-making, then clock-making and brick-making, alongside farming.
1845 The stocks and lock-up are abolished.
1849 The railway arrives.
1894 Albrighton Parish Council formed.
1969 David Austin opens his rose nursery and plant centre.
1998 RAF Cosford is granted the Right of Approbation, allowing it to parade through the village.
2016 The parish council takes over the library.
2025 Albrighton and Donington Parish Council formed.

Population: 4,326 at the 2011 census and 4,444 at the 2021 census.